MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Five U.S. Senators petitioned the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to take a closer look at physician-owned distributorships, partnerships that allow surgeons to make money off of medical devices they use on patients.
The petition warned that the rise of PODs, detailed in a report from the Senate Finance Committee compiled by the office of Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), may create incentives for doctors to give preference to devices that provide them a financial return.